Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Chris
Somerville is an award winning Animator and Art Director who has collaborated with
several animation shops in Toronto for the past thirteen years, spending the
majority of his commercial career as a Senior Art Director with Alliance
Atlantis. Chris is a 3D Animation and digital design specialist, and is a
Professor of Computer Animation and Modeling in Maya. His work has appeared on
every major U.S. and Canadian Network with numerous television commercials, TV show
openings, film titles, and broadcast network branding projects to his credit.

Chris
continues to study digital design and animation as he concludes his studies in
the M.F.A, Interactive Design and Game Development from the Savannah College of
Art and Design. While teaching 3D Animation and Modeling, Chris continues to
work as a professional digital interactive installation sculpture artist.

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Blending business and creative experience together, Jason
Thompson is an accomplished storyteller who believes in the power of stories.

With over 16 years in children’s television, video gaming,
advertising and mobile apps Jason has a passion for visual communication and
digital storytelling. He has worked as an animation director, animator,
designer and story artist for Cuppa Coffee, The Cookie Jar Company, Radical
Sheep, Mercury Filmworks and The Industrial Brothers, among many other studios
for productions for Disney Jr., Disney Interactive, Warner Brothers, CBC,
Teletoon, National Geographic Kids and the Cartoon Network.

For the last four years Jason has acted as a story and
animation consultant for Sago Sago, a mobile app company that produces content
and games for children.

He designed and illustrated the children’s book, “A Kids’
Guide to Mommy’s Breast Cancer” and is currently working on a second
publication while exploring the development of both publications into interactive
story apps.

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About Me

I've worked as an animator, writer, producer and director in TV animation for 29 years. I created the cgi series Monster By Mistake.
I hold a Masters degree from York University in Cinema and Media Studies and am currently teaching animation at Sheridan College.
I can be contacted at mark(dot)mayerson(at)sheridancollege(dot)ca.